''Pteronarctos'' is a genus of basal
pinnipediform from middle Miocene marine deposits in
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
.
Two species of ''Pteronarctos'' are known, ''P. goedertae'' and ''P. piersoni''. Although originally described as a member of
Enaliarctidae, cladistic analyses place ''Pteronarctos'' as sister to pinnipeds, in the clade
Pinnipediformes.
[J. Velez-Juarbe. 2017. Eotaria citrica, sp. nov., a new stem otariid from the “Topanga” formation of Southern California. PeerJ 5:e3022]
References
External links
''Enaliarctos'' at The Paleobiology Database
Miocene pinnipeds
Prehistoric pinnipeds of North America
Prehistoric carnivoran genera
Fossil taxa described in 1988
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